Scoreboard-.
NHL HOCKEY EDMONTON 3,
Tampa Bay 5, Nashville 0
WASHINGTON 2 St. Louis 1,
FLORIDA 2, ANAHEIM 0
Chicago 1 SAN JOSE 2,
Montreal 4, Dallas 0
N.Y. RANGERS 1
TORONTO 3,
Colorado 1
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Tracking 'M' hardware
Katie McGregor of the women's cross country team wa
named Big Ten athlete of the year in cross country for
the second straight year. Men's coach Ron Warhust won
Big Ten coach of the year for the second straight time
Thursday
November 5, 1998
State breaks
spikers'hearts
By Jon Zemke
Daily Sports Writer
EAST LANSING -"1 was just really happy to get that
game over with," said a relieved Michigan State setter
Christie Landry.
Landry, who said after the last intrastate match that the
Spartans "had to kick (Michigan) while they're down," did-
n't do much kicking as the Michigan volleyball team
almost pulled off a stunning come-from-behind, five-game
upset of No. 16 Michigan State.
Michigan got off to a slow start as they lost game one,
15-8. The beginning of the match was close as the two
teams traded side outs, but the Spartans crept to a 7-2 lead.
Michigan came back to take an 8-7 lead, but Michigan
State scored the rest of the points save one, to win.
The second game was even worse for the Wolverines.
Michigan State dominated to win, 15-3.
The third game was a complete opposite of the first two,
a; Michigan coach Greg Giovanazzi switched setters
inserting freshman Shannon Melka. The lineup change
worked as the Wolverines took a 5-1 lead.
Michigan State came back to within one, 8-7, until
Michigan scored five more points tom make the score 13-
8. Senior outside hitter Linsey Ebert served the game point
for the Wolverines to win, 15-11. Michigan held the
$partans to a .023 attack percentage while registering a
279 clip of their own.
Game four was a mirror image of game three as the
Wolverines and Spartans were tied at three, exchanging
side outs until Michigan scored the game's next six points.
Michigan State came back and served three straight
points to go ahead 6-9. Michigan served the next five
points to end the Spartans' comeback, and held off a small-
er Michigan State rally to \vin, 15-8, tying the match at two
games apiece.
SSenior Karen Chase was on fire in the two victories, as
she fired six of her 18 kills to become Michigan's all-time
kills leader with 1,126.
The fifth game saw the two teams trading points, and
neither could pull ahead. Michigan State rallied to take a 9-
5 lead. The Wolverines crawled back to within two, 11-9.
But it was too little, too late, as Michigan State scored the
Final four points of the game to avoid the upset, 15-9 and
close out the match with a 15-9 win.
"Almost two completely different matches were played
tonight," Giovanazzi said. "The passers settled down and
Melka mixed it up a little bit. . . When Chase is on like
tat, we do well."
"Even though this was a loss for us, it was a great loss."
Michigan junior outside hitter Sarah Behnke said. "We
fought hard and everybody contributed."
'M' hoops
toys with
Aussies
By Josh Kleinbaum
Daily Sports Editor
O1
If there were any doubts about what
the Michigan men's basketball teamz-
game plan is going to be this season
the Wolverines made it abundantly
clear in the first five minutes of last
night's 80-48 exhibition victory ovet
the North Melbourne Giants.
The game plan? Three-pointers.
Five of Michigan's first six baskets
were from long range, and all six wer*
either by Louis Bullock or Robbie
Reid. By the time Brandon Smith took
a Bullock pass and laid it in --just less
than five minutes into the game - for
the first points scored by someone
other than a member of Michigan's
guard tandem, the Wolverines had a 20-
4 lead.
The Giants inexplicably left.
Michigan's two sharpshooters wide
open from beyond the arc, so often that
Michigan coach Brian Ellerbe said tha*
it was "a distraction. When you're a
shooter, you want to have something
coming at you."
Reid said that for his fourth or fifth
long-range shot, he got a look in the
corner that was so wide open that "I
was like, 'Wow, this is nice."'
Bullock tied his career high with 27
points thanks to 8-for-l0 shooting from
long range, and Reid added 16 whil'
shooting 4-for-9 from beyond the arc.
But what pleased Ellerbe the most
was not the play of his guards, but of
his frontcourt, where there are more
question marks than anything else.
Junior Peter Vignier, starting for the
first time in his Michigan career,
grabbed 16 rebounds and scored seven
points.
"It was my job," Vignier said of
rebounding. "It's what I was supposed to
do, so I went out and did it."
Forward Josh Asselin recorded a dou-
ble-double with 13 points and 13 boards,
See GIANTS. Page 13A
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The collision of Michigan guard Louis Bullock (left) and center Peter Vignier might have been one of the only rough spots of Michigan's 80-48 exhi-
bition victory over the North Melbourne Giants last night at Crisler Arena.
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Joe Paterno has been chatting with referees for 49 years as the Penn State foot-
ball coach.
By Mark Snyder
Daily Sports Editor
For a little man, Joe Paterno carries a
lot of weight.
His players' massive size often leaves
him dwarfed and hidden from view.
His concealing sunglasses keep the
outside world at an arm's length
But for a man of minimum physical
size, he carries the stature of a giant.
Paterno is the dean of Division I
coaches, having spent 32 years as the
head of the Penn State program, and the
previous 16 as an assistant.
He has compiled five perfect sea-
sons, won two national championships
and won all four major bowl games
(Rose, Sugar, Orange and Fiesta.) More
than 200 of his players have advanced
from Penn State to the NFL and among
that group, 23 were selected in the first
round.
Basically, he has outlasted the con-
cept of longevity, strolling various side-
lines through the administrations of 10
U.S. presidents, with another Oval
Office change on the horizon.
But through it all, Paterno has
thrived. Through the 49 years in Happy
Valley, his dedication to his team is
beyond reproach.
Paterno spearheaded Penn State's
entrance into the Big Ten, a move that
has pushed the entire university forward
in the national realm.
"It was a great move for us (to join
the Big Ten,)" he said. "It's been great
for Penn State. Our academic part ben-
efited as much as our athletics. It's been
a very significant move for Penn State."
The old coach has missed only two
games during his career - both for
family-related emergencies - and
expects the same effort from his play-
ers. And, in return, they understand that
they'll leave as winners.
The numbers build on themselves,
impressing with their sheer mention.
He ranks fifth in career victories,
with 304, and the names surrounding
him are the legends of college football.
Men like Bryant, Robinson and Stagg
are the ghosts of the game he competes
with.
So when JoePa speaks, everyone lis-
tens - especially in Michigan, after
last season.
After his No. 2-ranked Nittany Lions
were crushed by Michigan last Nov. 8,
Paterno had one of his assistants vote in
his stead for the coaches' poll. The now-
infamous assistant placed Michigan far
down the list, hurting the Wolverines'
overall total.
The announcement of the miscue
elicited a monstrous response from
Michigan fans, but Paterno, always trv-
ing to set a positive example for his
players, owned up to his error.
"If you're going to do anything with
that (poll) impact, you ought to own up
to it," he said. But "that's putting too,
much pressure on the coaches.
Further conflict with the Wolverine
faithful is far from his mind.
"I needed more mail from Michigan
like I need a hole in the head," Pater
said.
This weekend, just one year after
getting trounced by the Wolverines in
Happy Valley, the Nittany Lions are.
looking to solidify their No. 9 national
ranking, but according to Paterno,
revenge is a dish best unserved.
"I don't like people to play with
blood in their eyes, because I don't
think they can see," he said.
Bundled on the sidelines in a hea
winter coat, Paterno will be insulated
from the effects of inclement weather
on Saturday. But you can bet Lloyd
Carr will be watching him, wondering
what he's thinking, pondering where his
49 years of experience will help him
next.
Despite the attention of "the largest
crowd watching a football game any-
where in America," Paterno still won't
care.
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A rematch, so soon?
By Joshua 1. Borkin
Daily Sports Writer
The Big Ten soccer tournament has
an interesting twist to it this year, as last
year's finalists face off in the first
round. When Michigan faces
Northwestern tomorrow at Penn State,
there will be no love lost between these
two teams.
The Big Ten tournament starts
tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. Fifth-seeded
Michigan, the defending Big Ten tour-
nament champion, will have its hands
first round game would be tough,"
coach Debbie Belkin said. "But;. we
have seen all the teams, and anyone we
would have faced would have been a
tough draw."
Not only is this the rubber game, b*
plainly said it is a grudge match.
Michigan shut out Northwestern last
year in the finals with a 1-0 victory.
Northwestern, however, came to Ann
Arbor this season and handled the
Wolverines 4-2.
"Last year we got them. This year
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